thô

UK/ðəʊ/US/ðoʊ/

A form of though — Despite that; however.

Meanings

conjunction
  1. abbreviationobsoleteAbbreviation of though.

    For thô he was one of our Authors Hereditary Kings, he claim'd no Power to convey the Crown, either by Cession, Resignation or Will.

    1714, Mr. Asgill, The Succession of the House of Hannover Vindicated, Against the Pretender’s Second Declaration in Folio, intitled, The Hereditary Right of the Crown of England asserted, &c., J. Roberts, page 151
    1 more example

    The whole shew lasted near 8 hours, to my great sorrow, who was heartily tir’d, thô I was in the House of the Widow of the Capitan Bassa (Admiral), who refresh’d me with Coffée, Sweetmeats, Sherbet, etc., with all possible Civillity.

    a. 1721, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, [Letter]; republished as The Complete Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: 1708-1720, Oxford University Press, 1965, page 357

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APA

thô. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/th%C3%B4

MLA

“thô.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/th%C3%B4. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thô,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/th%C3%B4.

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